Marc Marquez has been urged by Jorge Lorenzo to ignore the fact that he is🔯 riding a year-old version of the Ducati.

The eight-time world champion’s first MotoGP season since quitting Honda is on a GP23, with 💙the Gresini satellite team.

༒He is adjustiཧng to the bike that Francesco Bagnaia and Jorge Martin used to contest last year’s MotoGP title.

But 🌳the factory Ducati and Pramac riders now benefit from the upgraded GP24 bike.

Sometimes the beneficiaries of the newer bike can take time to become accustomed to it, but Bagnaia and Martin are alreaꦫdy the names to beat.

Lorenzo insisted that Marquez does not ha💝ve an advantage by riding the GP23, telling : “No. I am sure that, if he had the choice, he would choose [the 202𝓀4 bike].

“But he will not be able to change that.

“He has to forget about that disadvantage on a psychological level and, with whaᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚt he has, be the best Ducati rider riding the 2023.

“If so, he will be able to surprise those who ꩲride the 2024.”

Last year, the Ducati riders on the year-old machinery made a faster🌟 start to the season than the riders on the developed bike.

Lorenzo commented: “It depends on the year.

“There ar🐼e years in which there is a big step between the old bike and the new one, b𝔉ut there are others in which the new one is worse.

“It has happened in the past, but I don't think it will be the ca💃se for Ducati this year.

“Pr🅷ecisely, this season is one in which the new ♛bike is clearly better than the old one and that is not good for Marc.

“I don't thi🍬nk the difference is insurmountabl🐠e, but with the 2024 Marquez would go a little faster.

“Unfortunately, for him, he has arrived at Ducati in a year in which it seems tꦅ🐈hat the new one is clearly better than the old one.”

Lorenzo a𓆏dded about Marquez's choice to change manufacturers: "I think he has made the best decision at a sp🐟orting level, although he had a very important contract with Honda. 

"Knowing that he is 30 years old and that with each passing year he gets closer to retirement, it is not pleasant for a winning rider to see himself out of eve🐭n the top-5 in many races and without the possibility of fighting for the t𒀰itle. 

"He is one of the best 🍒riders in history and the only one I have seen who, practically, is not afraid of falling or getting hurt. 

"He still has excessive ambition. Of course, it has be💫en changing. Now we see a more thoughtful and prudent Marquez. 

"It is likely that, due to the significant injury he had to his arm, we will not see the same𓂃 Marc again,෴ but he will probably see better in the future. 

"We can see a Marquez who has not lost much speed and with the impetus that has benefited him many times throughout his career; a Marc🌼 making fewer mistakes and suffering fewer falls, while being more constant and regular to fight for championships."

Two-time MotoGP champion Lorenzo spent two ill-fated yea💞rs with Ducati after his defin༺ing period with Yamaha.

In 2017 and 2018, the Desmosedici project was only falling short of delivꦺering the championship because Marquez wܫas in his pomp with Honda.

Bagnaia delivered Ducati's first premier class title in 15 years in 2022 and the Italian manufacturer has been on top of the sport ever since, even convincin🐎g Marquez to end his legendary association with Honda this year.